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<p n="181">The Examination of <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15026_n181-1">John Atherton</rs>
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of the Pish<lb></lb>
of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15026_geo102">St. Dunstan in the East</rs>
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in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15026_geo103">City of London</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15026_occ56">Vintner</rs>
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7 <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15026_n181-2">Thomas Atkinson</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15026_occ57">Servt</rs>
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. to the sd. <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15026_n181-3">John<lb></lb>
Atherton</rs>
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taken upon Oath before me this<lb></lb>
13th. day of May 1715</p>
<p n="182">And first this Exaint <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15026_n182-1">John Atherton</rs>
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saith that on ye<lb></lb>
30th. of April last Four person came into this<del>Inf<obscured></obscured>
ts.</del>
Examts.<lb></lb>
house wch. is ye. Dog Tavern at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15026_geo104">Billinsgate</rs>
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between<lb></lb>
4 and 8 of the clock in ye. Evening who were all except<lb></lb>
Mr. Lister unknown to this<del>Informt.</del>
Examts. and the names of the<lb></lb>
other three persons as this<del>Informt.</del>
Examts. hath been since told<lb></lb>
are <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15026_n182-2">Edward Newton</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15026_n182-3">Nicholas Parker</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15026_n182-5">Wm. Rice</rs>
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and Saith<lb></lb>
that after they had drank twelve or thirteen Shillings worth of<lb></lb>
wine together Mr. Lister and <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15026_n182-4">Edward Newton</rs>
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each drank<lb></lb>
a Quart and allmost half a Pint of White Port & red<lb></lb>
mixt at a Draught and that soon after the said<lb></lb>
Mr. Lister and Edwd. Newton being very much in drink<lb></lb>
the sd. Edwd. Newton fell from his Chair and fore his<lb></lb>
Coate and the sd. Wm. Rice helpd the sd.<del>Nicholas</del>
Edward<lb></lb>
<del>Parker</del>
Newton up and pind up the lappet of his Coate And<lb></lb>
both the said Mr. Lister and Mr. Newton Slept in their<lb></lb>
Chairs and that during ye. time of their Sleeping the<lb></lb>
sd. <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15026_n182-6">Nicholas Parker</rs>
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came out of the Kitchen to the<lb></lb>
Barr and left the sd. Mr. Rice with ye. sd. Mr. Lister &<lb></lb>
Edwd. Newton and that after thersaid Mr Lister &<lb></lb>
Edwd. Newton awaked the sd. Lister declared he knew<lb></lb>
where he was and wou'd not goe out of the house<lb></lb>
that night & imediately went up Stairs and Say on<lb></lb>
a bed in this Examints. house all that Night<lb></lb>
And this Exaint saith that the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15026_n182-7">Edward Newton</rs>
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soon after (wch. was neare one of the clock) desired<lb></lb>
to goe home And this Exaint. with one of this</p>
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